false 10 30 26 true 5807146 read 0 true 1125872 currently-reading 4 true 1125871 to-read <![CDATA[Debbie added 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74443907 to: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Hardcover) by David Wroblewski
That Collyn Milsted is even more brilliant than I had imagined!
Seriously, I loved our Daughters of Huck meeting and am thankful for Collyn's contributions and reminders about Hamlet. She made the book tragic and unforgettable for me. ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie added 'The Hour I First Believed: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74443022 to: The Hour I First Believed: A Novel (Hardcover) by Wally Lamb
I have a new respect for the praying mantis, a creature I've always liked, but now totally love. One of the oddest books I've ever read in my life, but one I totally love and recommend. Thank heaven America had women like Lizzy Popper -- and hopefully we still do. OH, and I've asked every New Yorker I've run into in the last week (all two of them!) if they ever had Rhinegold beer! ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie added 'The Weight of Silence']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74443114 to: The Weight of Silence (Paperback) by Heather Gudenkauf
great fun read -- nice break after reading The Hour I First Believed. Two 7year old girls lost and missing -- were they abducted? are they together? will the police find them? nice, simple, suspenseful, but one I recommend -- a little Jodi-Picoult-ish, but I couldn't stop reading until I found out what happened to Petra and Calli. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Debbie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42800415 Kimberly's review of Testimony
by Anita Shreve

Yes, I totally agree with you about the Mike and Anna part. I found that part contrived and almost there to explain Silas' behavior. I wish their relationship had been a bit more developed or explained -- It was never explained why Mike and Meg weren't really clicking anyway. But other than that, I still liked the book -- I just wished that hadn't been there. ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie added 'Testimony']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67156408 to: Testimony (Hardcover) by Anita Shreve
I loved this book! I loved the writing style, the various points of view, the flashbacks, and most importantly, the characters. Being a teacher of teens and then a mother of teens, I could totally relate to this book. Every one of the characters reminded me of a teenager I know in my own life-- J Dot and Sienna especially. I couldn't put it down. It's sad to say but I can see this book actually playing out in the real world -- maybe not the stuff Silas saw that sparked the event -- but everything else. I continue to like Anita Shreve books and highly recommend it! ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie recommended the book Sarah's Key to Suzanne]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book/recommendation/511588 Debbie recommended the book Sarah's Key to Suzanne
]]> <![CDATA[Debbie added 'Sarah's Key']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66127613 to: Sarah's Key (Hardcover) by Tatiana de Rosnay
I recommend this one --a page-turner,although incredibly sad in parts. It's the main story of Julia, a magazine writer in Paris discovering a Jewish round-up in the Holocaust. So, the book blends the two stories: Julia in the present, Sarah, a 10 year old girl, in the past being taken by the French police.. Although the details about the round-up and the camps were familiar to me and very graphic, I liked learning about this little-known event in French history. I always like books that connect historical facts -- plus, I liked Julia and was interested in her discoveries. Definitely a good read! Not too heavy, but intriguing -- a tad Jodi-Picoult-ish. ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie added 'Songs in Ordinary Time']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64894190 to: Songs in Ordinary Time (Oprah's Book Club) by Mary McGarry Morris
I actually ended up liking this book --- although it ended abruptly. It reminded me a lot of Carson McCullers or even a little Flannery O'Connor or Faulkner-like -- because it's a collection of these misfits --- the focus is on a family, but we also get glimpses of all the characters in this town. They're all so pitiful, lost, eccentric, etc. It took me a long time to read the book, however. I could only read about 25 pages a day, but I kept reading because I couldn't figure out how it would all end. I knew that there was no escape for these people and that their mundane lives would just continue on --- so I was intrigued how the author would wrap it up. The book's a little depressing. I would recommend it as a good read -- It was an Oprah book several years ago and I had bought it and stuck it on my shelf. Would love to chat with someone about it. ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie Mcafee installed the Goodreads Facebook Application]]> http://apps.facebook.com/good_reads/ check it out » ]]> <![CDATA[Debbie joined a group.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/21751.Daughters_of_Huck Debbie joined the Daughters of Huck group. ]]>